Newly Homeless Youth STD Testing Patterns Over Time
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Solorio, Rosa; Milburn, Norweeta; Weiss, Robert; Batterham, Philip
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Purpose: To use the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to examine the predisposing and need characteristics of newly homeless youth that are associated with sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing over time. Methods: A longitudinal cohort of newly homeless youth from Los Angeles County (n = 261; ages 12-20 years) were followed for 24 months. Youth were interviewed at baseline, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, and asked about their background, housing situation, emotional distress (using...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Solorio, Rosa | |
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dc.contributor.author | Milburn, Norweeta | |
dc.contributor.author | Weiss, Robert | |
dc.contributor.author | Batterham, Philip | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-07T22:19:12Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1054-139X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19220 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: To use the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to examine the predisposing and need characteristics of newly homeless youth that are associated with sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing over time. Methods: A longitudinal cohort of newly homeless youth from Los Angeles County (n = 261; ages 12-20 years) were followed for 24 months. Youth were interviewed at baseline, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, and asked about their background, housing situation, emotional distress (using the Brief-Symptom Inventory), substance use, sexual risk behaviors, and their STD testing rates. We modeled our longitudinal data using logistic random effects models. Results: Characteristics of homeless youth that were associated with STD testing in our multivariate model included time in study (odds ratio [OR] 1.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1-1.6), age at baseline (OR 1.2, 95% CI 1.1-1.4), being African-American (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.4-5.3), being from a mixed race/ethnic group (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.3-5.8), self-identifying as a gay/bisexual male (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.2-6.9), self-identifying as a heterosexual female (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.3-3.7), using amphetamines (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.6), and history of having gotten someone/becoming pregnant (OR 2.3, 95% CI 1.4-3.9). Youth who lived in an apartment were less likely to have received an STD test than youth who lived in other types of housing (OR .4, 95% CI .2-.9). Sexual risk behaviors such as inconsistent condom use (OR 1.0, 95% CI .6-1.4) and number of sexual partners over past 3 months (OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.0-1.1) were not predictive of STD testing over time. Conclusions: A need exists for interventions to target young newly homeless youth who engage in high-risk sexual behaviors to increase their STD testing rates and thereby decrease their risk for HIV infection. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.source | Journal of Adolescent Health | |
dc.subject | Keywords: amphetamine; adolescent; adolescent pregnancy; adult; age distribution; article; bisexuality; Brief Symptom Inventory; child behavior; condom; confidence interval; controlled study; emotional stress; female; heterosexuality; high risk behavior; homelessne Homeless youth; Sexual behaviors; STD testing | |
dc.title | Newly Homeless Youth STD Testing Patterns Over Time | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 39 | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111706 - Epidemiology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4435982xPUB7 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Solorio, Rosa, University of California | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Milburn, Norweeta, University of California | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Weiss, Robert, University of California | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Batterham, Philip, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 443.e9 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 443.e16 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.017 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-07T08:32:11Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-33747089150 | |
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